Exclusive: Conservative group offers support for $2M — The American Conservative Union asked FedEx for a check for $2 million to $3 million in return for the group's support in a bitter legislative dispute, then the group's chairman flipped and sided with UPS after FedEx refused to pay.

Another Alleged Affair Tied to Christian House on Capitol Hill — A Capitol Hill townhouse that serves as a dormitory and meeting place for a band of conservative Christian lawmakers has been linked to a third episode of marital infidelity, this time in a Mississippi court filing by a former lawmaker's estranged wife.

Republicans: Clean your own house — The rotten American Conservative Union/David Keene pay-for-play scandal underscores a point I've made over and over and over again: — The GOP can't attack the Democrat culture of corruption (my new book comes out July 27) until it cleans its own house first.

McCONNELL TO OPPOSE SOTOMAYOR NOMINATION — from the Office of Senator Mitch McConnell — Senate Republican Leader will deliver remarks on the Senate floor Monday outlining his opposition to Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court - — 'If, however, Judge Sotomayor were to become …

What, and when, does Obama drink? — When President Barack Obama confessed his occasional urge to have a puff of a cigarette, inquiring minds wondered: Does Obama ever savor that smoke with a glass of cognac? A splash of port? Or even, perhaps, a good, old-fashioned ale?

Sanford communications director to resign — Gov. Mark Sanford's communications director, Joel Sawyer, said today he is leaving for an unspecified private-sector job, effective Aug. 5. — Sawyer said his decision to leave his $65,000-a-year job had nothing to do with Sanford's recent six …

Obama Needs to ‘Reset’ His Presidency — The president we have is very different from the man who campaigned for the office in 2008. — Printer — Friendly — Time out, Mr. President. — As we approach the August congressional recess, it's clear that our economic distress is deeper …

The Joy of Sachs — The American economy remains in dire straits, with one worker in six unemployed or underemployed. Yet Goldman Sachs just reported record quarterly profits — and it's preparing to hand out huge bonuses, comparable to what it was paying before the crisis. What does this contrast tell us?

Some E-Books Are More Equal Than Others — This morning, hundreds of Amazon Kindle owners awoke to discover that books by a certain famous author had mysteriously disappeared from their e-book readers. These were books that they had bought and paid for—thought they owned.

Summers: Google econ, get good news — Of all the statistics pouring into the White House every day, top economic adviser Larry Summers highlighted one Friday to make his case that the economic free-fall has ended. — The number of people searching for the term “economic depression” on Google is down to normal levels, Summers said.

Michigan unemployment tops 15% — Government says jobless rate is the highest for a state since 1984. Rate tops 10% in 15 states and District of Columbia. — NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Michigan became the first state in 25 years to suffer an unemployment rate exceeding 15% …

A Hollywood Blogger Feared by Executives — Right now, there's a good chance a Hollywood executive is leaning into a colleague's office and quietly asking, “Did you see what Nikki just wrote?” — That would be Nikki Finke, a well-traveled newspaper reporter who has found her moment as a digital-age Walter Winchell.

Moon landings have been faked? Some think so — (CNN) — It captivated millions of people around the world for eight days in the summer of 1969. It brought glory to the embattled U.S. space program and inspired beliefs that anything was possible. — It's arguably the greatest technological feat of the 20th century.

Giant squid terrorise California coast — Divers spooked by tales of assaults as swarms of aggressive jumbo flying squid invade the shallows off San Diego — Jumbo flying squid have invaded the shallow waters off San Diego, California, spooking scuba divers and beachgoers after washing up dead on the beaches.

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